Meeting the other in Norse myth and legend. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John McKinnell.
• Other Names: McKinnell, John
• Contents: Part One. Aims, Methods and Sources -- Introduction -- Methods -- Sources -- Part Two. The Vanir -- The Vanir patterns: ritual origins -- Misalliance and the Summer King -- The Goddess and her Lover -- The Võlva -- Part Three. The Æsir -- Fighting the Giantess: Þórr -- Þórr and the Bear's Son -- Seducing the Giantess: "ðinn -- Seduced by the Giantess: the Odinic Hero -- The Helpful Giantess -- Part Four. Encounters with the Dead -- Consulting the Dead -- The Dead Lover's Return.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 291 pages)
• Subjects: 398.2/089/395; Mythology, Norse; Other (Philosophy); SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology; LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval; Mythology, Norse; Other (Philosophy); Mythologie; Mythische wezens; Gedichten; Oudnoords; Island; Nordgermanen; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846154140; 1846154146
• Related ISBNs: 1843840421
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.